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NEWS.md

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 Additions include:
 
 - `DCE12`: a data set on domestic conflict events in 2012, useful for teaching about regression of count data.
+- `DAPO`: a data set on the determinants of public opinion in seven Arab countries.
 - `EBJ`: a data set on the economic benefits of post-conflict justice institutions.
 - `states_war`: a data set on state performance in inter-state war.
 

R/rd-DAPO.R

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+#' @importFrom tibble tibble
+NULL
+
+#' Determinants of Arab Public Opinion
+#'
+#' A reduced form of data set for reproducing an analysis on the determinants
+#'  of Arab public opinion in seven countries toward 13 different countries.
+#'
+#' @format A data frame with 91 observations on the following variables.
+#' \describe{
+#' \item{\code{subjname}}{a three-character ISO code for the Arab (subject) country}
+#' \item{\code{objname}}{an ALL-CAPS English name for the target/object country}
+#' \item{\code{affect}}{an affect rating by the subject country to the object country}
+#' \item{\code{capsub}}{the composite index of national capabilities (capability ratio) of the subject country}
+#' \item{\code{capobj}}{the composite index of national capabilities (capability ratio) of the object country}
+#' \item{\code{securtie}}{a dummy variable indicating at least an informal security tie between the subject and object}
+#' \item{\code{dyadtrde}}{the volume of dyadic trade between subject and object}
+#' \item{\code{export}}{the volume of exports from the subject to the object}
+#' \item{\code{import}}{the volume of imports to the subject from the object}
+#' \item{\code{subgdp}}{the gross domestic product (GDP) of the subject}
+#' \item{\code{islam}}{a dummy variable that equals 1 if the object is a predominantly Muslim country}
+#' \item{\code{west}}{a dummy variable that equals 1 if the object ia a Western country}
+#' }
+#'
+#' @details
+#'
+#' Exact coding issues/peculiarities are best addressed by reading the reference
+#' article. To maximally reproduce the article's analyses, the user will need
+#' to create some variables. However, I think this is a learning experience for
+#' students.
+#'
+#' @references
+#'
+#' Furia, Peter A. and Russell E. Lucas. 2006. "Determinants of Arab Public
+#' Opinion" *International Studies Quarterly* 50: 585-605.
+#'
+"DAPO"